Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026
Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.
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The National Structured Settlements Trade Association held its Fall Educational Meeting in Las Vegas November 10-12, 2010. I’m usually not a fan of holding professional meetings in Las Vegas due to the obvious distractions that reduce networking opportunities, but the Bellagio is the Bellagio and a $22 room service omelet (it was delicious) and $3…
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Appointing an Executive Director associated with tort reform proved disastrous for an association tasked with representing all its members impartially, as it undermined their efforts to appeal to trial lawyers.
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Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” Winston Churchill
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Every new Board member voted in at the NSSTA Annual Meeting in Toronto ran on an “I’m going to do something about factoring problem” platform. What have those newly elected Board members, done as Board or independently, to live up to those “campaign promises”?
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While it is no doubt a challenge, Boards of Directors of trade associations, like NSSTA, have the non delegable duty to make decisions that represent the best interests of ALL of their members.